Start of the Last

04Jan10

Hello gorgeous people! I hope everyone had wonderful Sundays and that you’re all ready for the start of a stellar new week. I will be starting my last winter quarter in Athens, and I couldn’t be more stoked about that. Winters are heinous, but I love constantly moving forward.

Following that fashion, my stay with the familia was short and super sweet. I woke up at 9am, blogged and ate breakfast:

Strawberry Chobes with half a naner and toasted oat bran cereal.

With barely any time to digest (and by digest I mean lounge for hours on the couch), I had to shower and get ready to leave. I wasn’t the only one who was sad about this:

Big, fluffy Marshmallow. Chillin'.

Popsicle packed the car while MamaJ and I got ready for the road. Getting ready entailed my trying on old skanky high school tees and MamaJ’s hilariously white volleyball sneaks.

Once 200 lbs. of my life were safely tucked into the car, we ventured the two and a half/three hours to Athens. Mid-ride I got hungry:

Apple with unpictured crackers and parents.

If you can’t tell from that picture, driving to Athens is incredibly flat and dull. Thankfully, no ride is too dull with MamaJ in tow.

We made it to Athens by 3pm. I let out a gigantic sigh when I opened the door to my house to find that nothing had been stolen and no critters had found a new home.

MamaJ got to work on cleaning and assembling an Ikea microwave stand while Popsicle and I braved Walmart. This fine establishment is one of the two places to buy groceries in Athens. Because the Kroger prices are hysterical (as in $5+ for a box of Kashi crackers), I always choose Walmart. It was a madhouse.

The parental unit left just as it was turning dark, and I started unpacking and organizing. First, though, I snacked:

Kashi Warm Cinnamon Oat with soymilk.

I spent an hour or so cleaning the cupboard and fridge. Le grande tour:

Spices arranged in a loose, Kailey version of alphabetical order.

Grains, tea and coffee. AKA My faves.

Check out my cans.

Nut family and random things I rarely use.

The fridge still smells like the carton of mushrooms I accidentally forgot in there for seven weeks. Gag.

Veg you'll be seeing soon.

Condom. Mints.

"I'm in so much ice, they yell, 'Skate, Wayne!'"

And then I spent a dreaded hour trying to figure out a new wireless router. I need help! Can anyone tell me why I have to pay to call Netgear for assistance? That’s a load.

I gave up and eased the pain:

With dinner, of course.

On the plate: not Trader Joe’s balls (so sad, but still good!), boiled sweet tater, barbecue sauce and broccoli seasoned with a Dash:

Dashing. I like.

I thoroughly enjoyed my first dinner back in my own little home:

So arty.

Instead of getting right back to unpacking, I chatted for a couple hours and read blogs. Connected through the ethernet cord, baby! I got snacky soon after dinner:

"I'm poppin' like Orville Redenbacher."

The Buttery Salt + Cracked Pepper flavor is phenom! If you spy a box of 10 mini-bags of butter and salt+peppa, buy it.

After snacking, I finally got to putting away my shoes and clothes. This took almost three hours. It’s one of my least favorite things to do, but Gaga, Wayne and Modest Mouse kept me company. Naturally, part of what took me so long was another snack break:

Carrots and butta of the peanut.

And now, as I’m finishing this post at 1:41am, I’m eating a small mug of Kashi Warm Cinnamon with soymilk and sunbutter. They don’t call me SnackFace for nuthin'(<— ‘billy roots right thurr!).

I should share that now that I’m back at school, my blogging schedule changes a bit. Instead of posting in the mornings, I post very late at night. It’s what works best. Not that it matters; it’s just a heads-up.

I can’t believe it’s already time to head back to school. I’m heading to a completely empty apartment (since we didn’t live in the same place last semester) which means an EMPTY kitchen. I started making a list of everything I gotta buy on my first visit to the grocery store and then I’m hoping my pantry and fridge will keep organized much like yours! Your schedule looks awesome… No class before 12 most days is heaven.

My fridge/pantry is pretty organized although we dont really have a legit pantry.. its more of a cabinet intended for plates and stuff.. cannot wait to have a large kitchen someday!!
Good luck unpackin and getting settled!

I suppose you could call my cupboards organized…the things I use most often are in the front and the rest is stuffed in the back so that I forget about it and hence never use it. I do have a whiteboard on my freezer that tells me what’s in there so I don’t forget and freezer burn it.

I’m not super organized. My fridge is always fine, but my cabinets tend to get disorganized and overflow a little. I don’t have a pantry, so I use two separate cabinets to house all of my non perishables.
I was laughing at the condom.mints. At first I thought “she keeps condoms in the fridge?!?!” LOL!!!!

i like to keep my pantry/fridge organized..but it does NOT last long
i def have those meatless balls in thur! love em!!
saw your twitter about that comment.. LAME
kailey somebody is just jelous of you because you are so energetic and loving..you never come across as boastfull or big headed so do NOT worry about that love!

Facts in your post that I completely understand:
– Winters are, indeed, heinous!
– Driving to Athens is incredibly flat and dull. <- take out Athens and that is why I'm dreading my next few work trips
– Because the Kroger prices are hysterical <- WFs is cheaper sometimes, what is this?!
– Walmart people <- my local one is next to a trailer park. 'Nuf said.

Where's the brewskis?!?! Hope your last semester starts off well – lucky, girl!

1.) that marshmallow is so damn cute I could eat him up… but I’m afraid I might choke- not unlike the time I actually did choke eating a smores (is smore singular for smores?) in the 4th grade.
2.) Newman and co. were clearly on their game when concocting above butterliscious crack. I say: cross out letters B-U-T-T-E-R-Y-S-A-L-T-A-N-D…-E-D-P-E-P-P-E-R, hand it to a hard addict and we’ve officially solved the global crack problem. God, Newman should have run for prez.
3.) Dunno if you’ve tried that acorny-mango jam by imagine yet… but you might find it a tad sweet and one-note (in flave and consistency-more like a watery smoothie(i may or may not have tried this coldhaha)), however this is remedied SPLENDIDLY with the addition of some roasted/boiled spuds or b-nut, possibly a baby scoop of b-beans, generous dousing of sriracha, pinch or so of celtic sea salt (if your a sweet/salty gal like myself) and if your on an off-vegan day, a sprinkling of parm and possibly a wee pat o’ beurre for that smooth mouth feel and extra richness. Just sayin…
MA

you are super organized!!! i feel as though i try so very hard to keep the kitchen in general (fridge, counters, pantry, cabinets, etc…) neat and tidy .. and then the boy goes in there to make one meal and it’s chaios! ah well…

Lovin all the WEEZY quotes! And your pantry/fridge gives me much inspiration for how I shall stock mine when I move up to the house back at school in a couple weeks!
Ohhh and I’m on the waitlist for creative nonfiction up at school for my art credit…I reallllllllly hope I get into it!
Much love

I’m both excited and sad to begin our last semesters–mainly because I don’t like moving and unpacking! Oh well, one more time won’t hurt…

I keep my cuboards pretty tidy, mainly by putting stuff up immediately after using…like I’ll make lunch and put things up as I go, rather than leaving it all out til the end. I guess that’s how I do it?

keeping my pantry organized is a constant struggle…I try to have a specific place for everything, but without fail – things end up messy after a few weeks. Glad your back and good luck with school this semester!

My pantry/fridge is pretty organized. BUT I still live with my parents, so room for *my* food is very minimal. I have one measly drawer for all of my “healthy stuff” (haha)…and the stuff I want to hide so no one else eats it 😉

I am so behind on my snackies life.. I can’t believe you already been home and are hitting the rode again. I gotta catch up – I feel so out of the loop, my sincerest of apologies baybay. Forgive me, please?!

bahhh haah condom. mints. perfect! I was loking for the condoms in there…I kid, I kid 😉

lovin the organization in here!! I love to clean out my fridge and spice drawer every now and then…there are things I forget about sometimes!

I have not found better balls then the trader joes ones…I currently have the quorn ones but just not as good at TJs
I think so many of us have items in our pantrys that we never use but ALWAYS keep there…just in case! LOL

I’m happy you’re back in Athens–ready to pound out your last quarter!!!!! That’s so crazyy!!! Wait, last QUARTER?? Not semester? Are you graduating early?!?!?

Lovin’ the pantry/fridge tour…i spy some delishh sabra, fake tj’s balls, tj’s sunflower seed butter, dash (i have the original and its amazingg with everything! i can’t have a wrap without it!), silk, oikos– all the goods 🙂

I’m gonna look out for that popcorn–it sounds amaze!!
Hope the new schedule is workin’ out, and GOOD LUCK LOVE!!!!!! Magazine editing & production sounds amazing!! Although i’m sure you already know allll about it! 🙂 xoxoxoxoxo

Hey girl. I just wanted to say that I love your blog! I’m also finishing up school and find your posts very relatable. My neighbor went to OU as well! I’m from the Midwest but going to school out East. I think it’d be cool/different if you posted photos from your school/apt. And promise I’m not a stalker! I think it’s so interesting to see other schools and living spaces. I kinda get use to my little bubble of a campus and city, and seeing new places (especially on blogs) is way fun. Keep bloggin!